Dyrøya is an

island An island (or isle) is an isolated piece of habitat that is surrounded by a dramatically different habitat, such as water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, skerries, cays or keys. An island ...

in Dyrøy Municipality in

Troms og Finnmark Troms og Finnmark (; sme, Romsa ja Finnmárku ; fkv, Tromssa ja Finmarkku; fi, Tromssa ja Finnmark, lit. Troms and Finnmark in English), is a county in northern Norway that was established on 1 January 2020 as the result of a regional reform. ...

county,

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the ...

. The island is located between the large island of Senja and the mainland of Norway. The Dyrøysundet strait lies to the east of the island (towards the mainland) and the Tranøyfjorden lies to the north and west (towards Senja). The island of

Andørja Andørja is a former municipality in Troms county in Norway. The municipality existed from 1926 until its dissolution in 1964. It was located in the northeastern half of the present-day Ibestad Municipality. It encompassed the entire island ...

lies about south of Dyrøya. The island is connected to the mainland by the

Dyrøy Bridge Dyrøy Bridge ( no, Dyrøybrua) is a cantilever bridge in Dyrøy Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The bridge crosses the Dyrøysundet strait connecting the mainland to the island of Dyrøya. The bridge opened on 29 August 1994 ...

, east of the village of

Brøstadbotn Brøstadbotn is the administrative centre of Dyrøy Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the west ...

. The largest village area on the island is on the central part of the eastern coastline of Dyrøya, including Holm, where

Dyrøy Church Dyrøy Church ( no, Dyrøy kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Dyrøy Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Holm on the eastern shore of the island of Dyrøya. It is one of the churche ...

is located.

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Dyrøy Islands of Troms og Finnmark {{TromsFinnmark-island-stub

See also

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